Total Crime Rate

131.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 131.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 84.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.0 9/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waverley Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Battle , and the 115th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waverley Road (RG30 2PX) in the last 12 months was 131.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% higher than the Battle average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 84.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 94.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waverley Road (RG30 2PX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waverley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Wantage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Waverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kearsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aberford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aberford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Park —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Park Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Penroath Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Penroath Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilson Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Wilson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wantage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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